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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: KINSGLEY KOSSY MAWUTONU <samolele9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: utb.tg.tg.info@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 10:45:20 +0200
Subject: Querido Beneficiario, Dear Beneficiary,

Querido Beneficiario,

Felicitaciones por la supervivencia del mortal brote pandémico de
COVID-19, me comunico con usted siguiendo las instrucciones de la Sra.
Kristalina Georgieva, nacida en Sofía - Bulgaria, la
Directora Gerente y Presidenta del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI).

Le envié esta carta antes, pero recibí información de
el controlador del banco UTB que aún no se ha puesto en contacto con
él, que supongo que no lo recibió, y es por eso que lo envío
nuevamente.

De hecho, hemos revisado todos los obstáculos y problemas que rodean
al mundo entero debido a la actual pandemia COVID-19 que ha destruido
su transacción incompleta y la imposibilidad de cumplir con la
acumulación de transacciones adicionales a nivel local e
internacional, por lo tanto, resolvemos compensarlo financieramente
para permitir procedes a tu vida normal, que hemos marcado tu número
de confirmación de compensación: - 38 ° 53′56 ″ N 77 ° 2′39 ″ W

La Junta Directiva, el Banco Mundial y el Fondo Monetario
Internacional (FMI) Washington, DC, junto con el Departamento del
Tesoro de los EE. UU. Y algunas otras agencias de investigación
relevantes aquí en los Estados Unidos de América, han ordenado
nuestras Unidades de Remesas de Pagos Extranjeros, Union Togolese de
Banque Togo para emitirle una tarjeta maestra de cajero automático,
por un valor de US $ 90.000.00, para su posterior retiro en el lugar
de su preferencia, la razón por la cual la cantidad anterior debe
ingresarse en su tarjeta de cajero automático es para evitar que pague
cualquier cargo por transferencia bancaria.


Comuníquese urgentemente con la secretaria de Union Togolese de
Banque (UTB-TOGO):

Señor KINSGLEY KOSSY MAWUTONU

Correo electrónico: utb.tg.tg.info@gmail.com

Envíele sus datos para la entrega de su tarjeta maestra ATM acreditada.

Sinceramente,
Kristalina Georgieva (Sra.).

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Dear Beneficiary,

Congratulation for the survival of deadly COVID-19 Pandemic outbreak,
I am contacting you on the instruction of Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva,
born in Sofia – Bulgaria, the
Managing Director and Chairwoman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

I sent this letter to you earlier, but I received information from
the controller from UTB bank that you are yet to contact him, which I
assume you did not get it, and that is why i sending it again.

Indeed, We have reviewed all the obstacles and problems surrounded the
entire world due to the current pandemic COVID-19 which has destroyed
your uncompleted transaction and inability to meet up with further
transaction accumulation locally and internationally, we thereby
resolve to compensate you financially to enable you proceed to your
normal life, which we have marked your compensation confirmation
number :- 38°53′56″N 77°2′39″W

The Board of Directors, World Bank and International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Washington, D.C. in conjunction with The U.S. Department of the
Treasury and some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in the
United States of America has ordered our Foreign Payment Remittance
Units, Union Togolese de Banque Togo to issue you an ATM master card,
worth US$90.000.00, for your further withdrawal at your place of
preference, the reason why the above amount should be rolled into your
ATM card is to avoid you paying any bank transfer charge.


Urgently contact Union Togolese de Banque (UTB-TOGO) secretary :

Mr.KINSGLEY KOSSY MAWUTONU

Email: utb.tg.tg.info@gmail.com

Send to him your information for the delivery of your accredited ATM
master card.

Sincerely,
Kristalina Georgieva (Mrs).

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